Moscow – It’s been a heady summer for Russia’s embattled political opposition. On August 10, as many as 50,000 people rallied in Moscow calling for fair local elections, the biggest protests seen in the capital since early 2012. Now opposition leaders are calling for a protest on August 31, hoping to build on the momentum of Moscow’s summer of discontent.
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Protesters hold posters reading "Free (jailed student) Yegor Zhukov!" during a rally in central Moscow on August 10, 2019 after mass police detentions.
